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Iran has continued a sweeping crackdown involving mass arrests, executions and political repression since the beginning of 2026, according to human rights organizations. Rights groups report that more than 60,000 people have been detained across the country since the start of the year, while at least 950 executions have been carried out

Iran has continued a sweeping crackdown involving mass arrests, executions and political repression since the beginning of 2026, according to human rights organizations. Rights groups report that more than 60,000 people have been detained across the country since the start of the year, while at least 950 executions have been carried out. The figures have not been officially confirmed by the Iranian government, and the true number of detainees and executions remains difficult to independently verify. At least 950 executions reported The U.S.-based Abdorrahman Boroumand Center has documented at least 950 executions in Iran since the beginning of 2026, according to information cited by human rights sources. At least 30 of those executed were reportedly protesters. The figure follows a period of intensified executions in Iran. Earlier reports from the organization indicated that hundreds of people had already been executed during the first seven months of the year. The United Nations has also expressed concern over the use of capital punishment in cases linked to political dissent and the January…

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